Morrison Collection: 21: Childhood scenes, Nigeria. Late 1930s/early 1940s
This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2001/079/021).
Synopsis
Scenes from Elisabeth Morrison's young childhood with her family in the family bungalow in Northern Nigeria.
Production / Donor Details: The films in the Morrison Collection were shot by William Graham Morrison, who went to Nigeria in 1931 as a civil engineer with the Nigerian Electricity Supply Co. He was the surveyor for the first Hydro Electric Power Station at Jekko Falls, and afterwards worked for ATMN (Amalgamated Tin Mines of Nigeria). Mr. Morrison left Nigeria in 1939 after the outbreak of the Second World War. Films donated by Mrs. Lang Brown, who features in several reels as a small child.
Titles
- Morrison Collection: 21: Childhood scenes, Nigeria. Late 1930s/early 1940s (Archive)
- Series Title:
- Morrison Collection
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1930
- Running Time:
- approx4m 10s
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 8mm VHS
- Sound:
- Mute
- Footage:
- 50ft
Production Credits
- Production Details
- See synopsis
